Obituaries in Seminole, Maud, and Konawa, Oklahoma
Wade Lee Mize
Jan 28, 2022
Seminole resident, Wade Lee Mize, passed away Friday, January 28, 2022, in Shawnee.
Wade, the son of Paul and Zelda (Smith) Mize, was born January 27, 1943, in Shawnee. Wade proudly served in the US Army National Guard. On January 29, 1966, he married Carol Ann Harrison in Maysville, Oklahoma. He was a truck driver and worked...
Anna Virginia (Pagent) Rucinski
Jan 28, 2022
Maud resident Anna Virginia Rucinski, passed away Friday, January 28, 2022 at her home.
Anna, the daughter of Vincent DePaul and Virginia Marie (Callan) Pagent, was born March 27, 1936, in Altoona Pennsylvania. She graduated high school from Altoona Public Schools. In 1953, Anna married Robert Glass. Anna and Robert moved to San Bernardino California and started...
Lance Walker
Jan 27, 2022
Lance Walker went home to be with his Lord January 27, 2022. He was born to parents, Ben Walker and Darlene Stewart Henneha at Lake View Terrace, California, March 27, 1970.
Lance was preceded in death by his father Ben Walker; paternal grandparents Jeff Walker and Sissy Wolf Washington; maternal grandparents, Robert Stewart and...
Sam Houston Simpkins
Jan 26, 2022
Seminole resident Sam Houston Simpkins passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2022 in Midwest City.
Sam, the son of L.C. Simpkins and Bessie Mae (Phillips) Simpkins, was born July 8, 1953, in Seminole. After graduating from high school Sam joined the US Army. On May 19, 1980, he married Cindy Winter in Seminole. On May 19, 2007, he...
Amy Beth (Siler) Self
Jan 25, 2022
Amy Beth Self, 55 years old, passed from this life Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at Pauls Valley Hospital. She was born November 17, 1966, in Tulsa, Oklahoma to her biological mother, Anita Hinkle and adopted by parents Ronald Eugene and Lois Lee (O’Donnell) Siler.
Amy graduated from Seminole High School in 1984. She went on to graduate...
Darlene Ann (Kennerson) McMillan
Jan 25, 2022
Darlene Ann McMillan, Seminole resident, passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, in Oklahoma City, at the age of 68. Darlene was born on July 10, 1953, in Penn Yan, New York, to Richard and Frances (Hall) Kennerson. She graduated from Penn Yan Academy. She married George U. McMillan Jr. on January 7, 1972 at Yatesville...
Shannon Don Smith
Jan 25, 2022
Shannon Don Smith , age 46 passed away January 25, 2022 at St. Francis Hospital in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
A memorial service will be planned at a later date, and cremation is under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa, Oklahoma.
Shannon was born January 22, 1976...
Katherine Elizabeth (Magnino) Childers
Jan 25, 2022
Katherine Elizabeth Childers entered heaven’s gate on Tuesday morning, January 25th, 2022, in Seminole, Oklahoma.
Katherine Elizabeth Magnino was born to Pete Joseph and Ester (Baber) Magnino on August 5, 1930. She was born at the “Home Place” which was built by her Italian immigrant grandparents, Antonio Martin Magnino and Catherina (Calico) Magnino. This home was located...
Cody Gene Bennett
Jan 24, 2022
Cody Gene Bennett, 63-year-old Earlsboro, Oklahoma resident, passed away in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on January 24, 2022. He was born September 14, 1958, in Prague, Oklahoma to Larry Gene Bennett and Zeta Mae (Nipper) Carty. He spent most of his childhood at his grandparents’ farm in Earlsboro. Cody then attended Carl Albert High School where he became a...
Willas Dale Crenshaw
Jan 24, 2022
Willas Dale Crenshaw , age 78 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away at his home January 24, 2022 under Humanity Hospice Care.
A memorial service is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa. Rev. Pam Shirk will officiate.
Ronnie Cornelious Carpitcher
Jan 23, 2022
Ronnie Cornelious Carpitcher was born on July 27, 1967 to Andrew and Imogene Carpitcher. He was the third of four children. Ronnie was married to Helena Henry Carpitcher for over 20 years. Ronnie was the father of three children, Ronnie Cornelius Carpitcher Jr., Matthew Wayne Carpitcher and Tedra Ronnell Savage, all from Oklahoma City, and one son in...
Barbara Pauline Martin
Jan 23, 2022
Barbara Pauline Martin of Seminole, Oklahoma passed away on January 23, 2022 at Seminole Care Center, at the age of 81. Barbara was born on September 20, 1940, in Norman, Oklahoma to Selma Bishop Bruce and William Harvey Bruce. Barbara married Hurshel Martin in 1965. He preceded her in death on June 26, 2005.
Barbara retired from...
Rayburn Delmore "Ray" Allen
Jan 23, 2022
Rayburn Delmore "Ray" Allen , age 77 and a long-time resident of Holdenville, Oklahoma passed away January 23, 2022 at Mercy Hospital in Ada, Oklahoma surrounded by his loving family.
A memorial graveside service is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 29, 2022 at Cookson Cemetery located twenty miles north of...
Richard Joseph Slater
Jan 22, 2022
Richard Slater, 87, died of natural causes, at his home on Saturday, January 22, 2022. In his younger days he enjoyed hunting and spent a lot of time at a favorite spot in Pitcairn, NY. He was a master house painter and wallpaper hanger, following in his father’s footsteps. He was a champion bowler and pool player. He...
Betty June (Strickland) Claytor
Jan 21, 2022
Betty June Claytor was born on November 4, 1946 to Paul and Lela Strickland, in Henderson, Texas. She left this life on January 21, 2022, surrounded by her loved ones, at the age of 75.
Betty grew up in her family’s home in Henderson, Texas. She had three siblings, and she was the second...
Charles Elliot "Bone" Burgess
Jan 21, 2022
Charles Elliot "Bone" Burgess , age 68 and a life-long resident of the Wolf, Oklahoma area, passed away at his cousin’s home in Sasakwa, Oklahoma on January 21, 2022 under the care of Kindful Hospice of Ada, Oklahoma.
Bone will be taken at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, January 23, 2022 to the...
Jeannine Mary (Gerhardt) Iles
Jan 20, 2022
Jeannine Mary Iles, Seminole resident, passed away on Thursday, January 20, 2022, in Seminole, at the age of 72. Jeannine was born on September 3, 1949 in St. Albans, New York, to Conrad John and Rosalie Ann (Gentile) Gerhardt. Her dad was military so she moved a lot and lived in California, North Carolina, South Carolina,...
Patsy "Patty" Darlene (Furr) Campbell
Jan 17, 2022
Patsy Darlene (Furr) Campbell, longtime Seminole resident, passed from this life at her home at the age of 78, surrounded by her family.
Patty was born the youngest of six children to Walter and Etta Furr on a dairy farm in Hulbert, OK on October 6, 1943 and lived there until her...
Billy Charles Mills
Jan 17, 2022
Shawnee residence Billy Charles Mills passed away Monday, January 17, 2022 in Shawnee.
Billy, the son of W.E. and Chloe (Wilson) Mills, was born November 19, 1934, in Bristow, Oklahoma. On February 14, 1991, he married his sweetheart, Nona Reeves, in South Padre Island, Texas. Billy was self employed in the sandblasting and coating business. He contracted...
Rev. Frank Harjo
Jan 17, 2022
Rev. Frank Harjo , age 84 and longtime resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away at his home January 17, 2022.
Viewing is scheduled for Thursday January 20, 2022 from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Swearingen Funeral Home in Konawa. A small graveside service is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Friday, January...

